TW Genre Folder Icons (Updated 10-30-12). [ Edited ]

[Tinwarble]

I created some new Genre folder icons, these are specifically for my Darklight and Mojo themes.  These have reflections, but I will add some generic use (no reflections) later on when I have time.  If anyone is interested you can download them from here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?o1c198vfodddsdo (Updated 10-30-12)

Update includes standard versions (no reflection) of of the SD thumbs and new genre, channel and some new TV shows thumbs. 

Blu-ray thumbs

If you need a standard version of a thumb that I didn't include, you can easily change the thumbs with reflections yourself.  If you don't have Photoshop or Gimp, first download and install Gimp (freeware), then open the thumb, click on "Image" in the toolbar and select "Canvas Size".  In the new widows under "Canvas Size" next to Width & Height, click on the chain icon to unlock it, then change the Height to "288", click on "Resize", then save the image.

[Alucardx23]

Looking good.

[alinsd]

TW,

First of all, these look sweet!

Sorry if this is a dumb question...but where to I put these pictures.  I can't seem to find any discussion on this.  I would assume that folders are created for each genre, insert all files from Thumbgen into the appropriate genre folder, and just insert these genre thumbnail jpg's into the appropriate folder as well?  I was just trying to figure out how the hub would know that that was the jpg to use for the genre folder thumbnail?

Also, once I do get these going, is there a way to get your "template" for generating these?...say for example if I wanted to generate a specific genre that you haven't already done?  Thanks for any help.

[Tinwarble]

Just copy the appropriate image to the genre folder, then rename it "folder.jpg".

And the .xcf file is in the download.  This is a Gimp file (this are not associated with TG), and you have to make any edits using Gimp (freeware) or Photoshop.

[alinsd]

That sounds simple enough.  I will give it a shot.

As for editing the .xcf file, I will give that a go as soon as I get photoshop.  Thanks again!

[Tinwarble]

Well, if you want to save yourself some money, just download GIMP, it does pretty much everything photoshop does.

[alinsd]

Ahhhh...didn't see the "or".  Well, that's even better.  Thanks again.  And thanks for all you do for the community! (especially for your patience with us noobs)

[locolopes]

Tinwarble, is there any way to use the fields in the Genre screen (like the last image above - Action folder) and fill it with something like fodler identification (date, sinopsis with some brieff description, e others)? 

Regards

[JoeySmyth]

Date, Synopsis, Description etc   is called  'Metadata'

'Metadata' does Not display for 'Folders'

Apparently it did work with very very old Firmware at one stage.

There however is a 'Trick' to get it to display that i came up with, that does still currently work  with latest Firmware.

[Tinwarble]

@locolopes,

I'm not sure what you're asking.  You can pretty much do anything you want, just open the .xcf file in Gimp or Photoshop and add what you like.

EDIT:  Never mind I see what you are saying now.  But as Joey said, no, it doesn't work for folders.  And also, as he said there is a trick, but I believe that it only works for individual file folders, and not with Genre folders.